IP Library Granted Patent US 10,340,912
Granted Patent B2
US 10,340,912 · App. 15/731,768 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Power on reset circuit

Inventor: Yun Gao (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: CSMC Technologies FAB2 Co., Ltd.
H03K17/223G05F3/24G06F1/24H03K17/22H03K17/687
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Patent No.
US 10,340,912
App. No.
15/731,768
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power on reset circuit, comprising: a threshold level control circuit ( 120 ) configured to set threshold level values of power on reset and power off reset; a capacitor charge and discharge circuit ( 130 ) configured to output a power on reset signal according to the threshold level values set by the threshold level control circuit; and a current bias circuit ( 110 ) configured to provide a reference current not varying with a power supply to the threshold level control circuit ( 120 ) and the capacitor charge and discharge circuit ( 130 ), comprising: a first reference current output terminal connected to the threshold level control circuit ( 120 ); a second reference current output terminal connected to the capacitor charge and discharge circuit ( 130 ); and a third reference current output terminal connected to the capacitor charge and discharge circuit ( 130 ).

Claims (22)

1. A power on reset circuit, comprising:

a threshold level control circuit configured to set threshold level values during power on reset and power off reset operations;

a capacitor charge and discharge circuit connected to the threshold level control circuit and configured to output a power on reset signal according to the threshold level values set by the threshold level control circuit; and

a current bias circuit configured to provide a reference current not varying with a power supply coupled to the threshold level control circuit and the capacitor charge and discharge circuit, the current bias circuit comprising:

a first reference current output terminal connected to the threshold level control circuit;

a second reference current output terminal connected to the capacitor charge and discharge circuit; and

a third reference current output terminal connected to the capacitor charge and discharge circuit.

2. The power on reset circuit of claim 1 , wherein the current bias circuit comprises: a first field effect transistor, a second field effect transistor, a third field effect transistor, a fourth field effect transistor, a fifth field effect transistor and a sixth field effect transistor; wherein a gate of the first field effect transistor is connected to a drain thereof; the drain of the first field effect transistor is externally connected to a reference current source; sources of the first field effect transistor, the second field effect transistor and the third field effect transistor are grounded; a gate of the second field effect transistor is connected to the gate of the first field effect transistor; a drain of the second field effect transistor is connected to a drain of the fourth field effect transistor; a gate of the third field effect transistor is connected to the gate of the first field effect transistor; a drain of the third field effect transistor serves as the third reference current output terminal; sources of the fourth field effect transistor, the fifth field effect transistor and the sixth field effect transistor are connected to the power supply; a gate of the fourth field effect transistor is connected to a drain thereof and gates of the fifth field effect transistor and the sixth field effect transistor; a drain of the fifth field effect transistor serves as the second reference current output terminal; and a drain of the sixth field effect transistor serves as the first reference current output terminal.

3. The power on reset circuit of claim 2 , wherein the first field effect transistor, the second field effect transistor and the third field effect transistor are N-type field effect transistors; the fourth field effect transistor, the fifth field effect transistor and the sixth field effect transistor are P-type field effect transistors.

4. The power on reset circuit of claim 1 , wherein the threshold level control circuit comprises a first diode and a second diode connected in series; wherein an anode of the first diode is connected to the first reference current output terminal; a cathode of the first diode is connected to an anode of the second diode; and a cathode of the second diode is grounded.

5. The power on reset circuit of claim 4 , wherein the threshold level control circuit further comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a sixth resistor, a third diode, a first comparator, a second comparator, a third comparator, a first NOR gate and a second NOR gate; wherein, the first resistor, the second resistor and the third resistor are connected in series between the first reference current output terminal and the ground; the fourth resistor, the fifth resistor and the sixth resistor are connected in series between the power supply and the ground;

a non-inverting input terminal of the first comparator is connected between the fourth resistor and the fifth resistor; an inverting input terminal of the first comparator is connected between the first resistor and the second resistor; an output terminal of the first comparator is connected to a first input terminal of the first NOR gate;

a non-inverting input terminal of the second comparator is connected between the second resistor and the third resistor; an inverting input terminal of the second comparator is connected between the fourth resistor and the fifth resistor; an output terminal of the second comparator is connected to a first input terminal of the second NOR gate;

a non-inverting input terminal of the third comparator is connected to the first reference current output terminal; an inverting input terminal of the third comparator is connected between the fifth resistor and the sixth resistor; an output terminal of the third comparator is connected to the capacitor charge and discharge circuit;

the third diode is connected between the inverting input terminal of the third comparator and the ground;

an output terminal of the first NOR gate is connected to a second input terminal of the second NOR gate; an output terminal of the second NOR gate is connected to a second input terminal of the first NOR gate and the capacitor charge and discharge circuit.

6. The power on reset circuit of claim 1 , wherein the capacitor charge and discharge circuit comprises: a seventh field effect transistor, a eighth field effect transistor, a ninth field effect transistor, a tenth field effect transistor, a first capacitor and an inverter; wherein

a source of the seventh field effect transistor is connected to the power supply; a drain of the seventh field effect transistor is connected to a drain of the eighth field effect transistor, a drain of the ninth field effect transistor, a gate of the tenth field effect transistor, an anode of the first capacitor and an input terminal of the inverter respectively; sources of the eighth field effect transistor and the ninth field effect transistor are connected to the second reference current output terminal and the third reference current output terminal respectively; a source and a drain of the tenth field effect transistor and a cathode of the first capacitor are grounded; and an output of the inverter outputs the power on reset signal.

7. The power on reset circuit of claim 6 , wherein the seventh field effect transistor and the eighth field effect transistor are P-type field effect transistors; the ninth field effect transistor and tenth field effect transistor are N-type field effect transistors.

8. The power on reset circuit of claim 6 , wherein the first capacitor is a MIM capacitor.

9. The power on reset circuit of claim 1 , wherein a current value output by the second reference current output terminal is an integer multiple of a current value output by the third reference current output terminal.

10. The power on reset circuit of claim 9 , wherein the current value output by the second reference current output terminal is the double of the current value output by the third reference current output terminal.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 30, 2019
From: CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.; CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB1 CO., LTD.
To: CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049041/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2017
From: GAO, YUN
To: CSMC TECHNOLOGIES FAB2 CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043200/0068 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0045235 · Jan 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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